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The death rate among children under five is double in Romania compared to the European Union average and poverty, lack of information and doctors’ migration are among the most obvious factors to be blamed for the large number of child deaths.

Romania’s neonatal mortality rate is up to three times higher than that of other European Union member states, while infant mortality in rural areas and among low-income families is significantly higher than the national average, the “Save the Children” NGO said Wednesday.